Malton Food Lovers Festival Travel Tips
If you’re planning to visit the Malton Food Lovers Festival over the Spring Bank Holiday, let us help you plan your travel, with some helpful suggestions below.
Malton is accessible by road, rail, bus and even the air, and we work closely with the transport providers to provide you with up-to-date information. Just start by entering Malton’s postcode: YO17 7LX this is where the centre of the Festival will take place.
The main access to Malton is along the A64 from Leeds, York or Scarborough & via the A169 from Pickering.
Designated Festival Car Parks
Riverside Meadows YO17 6AX:
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Highfield Road YO17 7JU
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Parking is £7.50 per car (cashless, card payment only) and includes a free Park & Ride service to and from the festival.
Park & Ride buses run 09:00 to 18:30 Saturday, 10:00 to 18:30 on Sunday & 10:00 to 17:30 on Bank Holiday Monday.
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Coaches can park in nearby Wentworth Street car park.
By Bus
There are regular bus services to Malton from York, Scarborough, Leeds, Pickering & Helmsley. Fares are just £3 each way with the Coastliner until the end of the year, with extra savings for under 19s!
Download 840 Coastliner timetables here.
The Route 81 bus service run by East Yorkshire Buses is also in operation connecting Malton, Castle Howard and York. Download the timetable here.
There is also a direct link between York and Malton via the "Friends of Moorbus & Moorsbus CIC" on a Saturday and Sunday during July, August and September. More info can be found here.
By Rail
Malton’s train and bus stations are only a short walk from the town centre where the Festival is taking place: https://w3w.co/dressy.meaty.renew
There's a direct train service to Malton on the Scarborough – York – Leeds – Manchester line. For travellers from further afield, best connections are made via York. Malton’s railway line is currently serviced by TransPennine Express & Northern.
More information about rail travel updates, such as planned engineering works, please visit the TransPennine Express website here: Travel Updates | Live Train Times | TransPennine Express
Why not stay a while longer in Malton and enjoy a short break in this charming, historic market town?
Visitors to Malton, can chose from a variety of accommodation options to suit their requirements including: